Kurt Warner loves Jesus and Jesus loves Kurt Warner. But will the HOF Committee love Kurt Warner enough to make him a member of the most prestigious fraternity a professional football player can join?
Anyone that has followed the game of football for the past 12 years knows Warner's almost improbable story. He went from bagging groceries and stocking shelves in a supermarket in his hometown in Iowa to being a 2-time NFL MVP, a Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl MVP and also holds a couple NFL passing records, including faster player to 10,000 passing yards. If not for an injury to Trent Green (I know, shocking that Trent Green got hurt) Warner might not have played a snap in the 1999 season with the St. Louis Rams. All he did that season was lead the Rams to a 13-3 record, throw for over 4,300 yards, 41 touchdowns, won his first league MVP award, won the Super Bowl and was named its MVP... not too shabby.
There was talk that he might need to win another Super Bowl to get in; that his career numbers might not be enough to get him in. He ranks 26th all-time in TD passes (208) and passing yards (32,344), and he is 6th in passer rating (93.7%) and 2nd in passing yards/game (258.8) and completion percentage (65.5%).
But I think more telling of the type of player Warner was is reflected in his postseason numbers. In 13 postseason games he has thrown for 3,952 yards, 31 touchdowns with a passer rating of 102.8. He also owns the top 3 passing performances in Super Bowl history and broke his own NFL record of passing yards in the playoffs with 1,156 in 2008.
Simply put, Warner played his best in the biggest games of his career. He became the second quarterback to make Super Bowl starts with 2 different teams and the third quarterback in NFL history to win a conference championship with two different teams.
While he may not have the most gaudy career numbers he has made an impact on the game of football that cannot be ignored. Here's to hoping the Hall of Fame committee sees the light like Jake and Elwood did and votes Kurt Warner into the Hall of Fame.
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